Coasting foot-rest for bicycles



(No Model.)

'11. A..NE1DER; COASTING FOOT REST POR BICYGLES.

No. 593,678. Patented Nov. 16,1897.

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FRED` A. NEIDER, OF AUGSTA, KENTUCKY.

COAS-TINGFOOT-REIS'IY'l FOR BICYCLES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 593,678, dated November16, 1897'. Application filed September 21, 1896. Serial No. 606,524. (Nomodel.)

To @ZZ whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, FRED A. NEIDER, a citizen of the United States, anda resident of Augusta, in the county of Bracken and State of Kentucky,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Coasting Foot-Restsfor Bicycles, of which the following is a speciiication.

The object of my invention is vto provide a coasting-rest for bicyclesso disposed upon the frame of the wheel that the rider may regulate itsspeed when going downgrade by applying the toe of the shoe or shoes as abrake to the front or steering wheel, thus leaving the steering-wheelfork unobstructed and under easy control ofthe handle-bars.

The invention consists in the peculiar combination and arrangement ofparts illustrated in the accompanying drawings, described in` thespecification in connection therewith, and particularly referred to andpointed out in the annexed claims.

Figure l is a side elevation of so much of a bicycle as is necessary toillustrate my improv'ement, which is attached thereto. Fig. 2 is adetail view, upon an enlarged scale, partly in elevation and partly inaxial section, of the preferred form of my invention applied to thelower bar of the frame. Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the same.

The preferred form of my invention is adapted to be readily applied'tothe lower bar A of the bicycle-frame and may be applied to any of theframes now in common use.

In Figs. l to 3, inclusive, B is a clip or band of steel or othersuitable metal, having downwardly-projecting perforated lugs b to passthe foot-bar C. The clip is adapted to spring over the lower frame-bar Aand bind tightly upon it, the band portion being cut away for lightnessand to permit it to spring freely over the said bar, while the lugs andthe part above it are left solid for rigidity. The clip istighten'edirmly upon the bar A, when adjusted to the proper position, bytwo nuts c, which are tightened up against the outside of the lugs uponthe central screw-threaded portion of the bar C.

It will be seen from an examination of Fig. l that when the Wheel isdescending a grade the rider may place his feet upon the projectingcendsof the bar C, and these, serving as a rest, permit him to rock the toeor toes of his shoes with any pressure desired upon the tire D, thusacting as a brake to slacken his speed, while leaving the front-wheelfork E under complete control of the handle-bar. (N ot shown.)

Instead of providing two nuts c to engage the centrally-threaded portionof the bar C to clamp the device firmly upon the vlower bar A v.the saidbar C may have a collar formed upon it and only one nut to force the,lugs b together and clamp the band of the clip upon the bar A; but itis preferable to use two nuts.

It is obvious that the foot-bars may be formed integral with the lowerframe-barA;V but this would be an inferior modification, as it isdesirable that the foot-rest be ladjustable along the bar to suit theconvenience of the rider. In such case it would be necessary to have aspecial bar, while in the form shown the attachment may be made and soldas a separate article and readily applied by any one to any of theWheels now in ordinary use.

What I claim isl 1. As a new article of manufacture, thespring-metalclip-bar formed to embrace the lower bar of thebicycle-frame, and having downwardly-projecting perforated lugs, thefoot-rest bar centrally screw-threaded to pass through said lugs andtightening-nuts engaging said screw-threaded portion to clamp the deviceupon said frame-bar, substantially as set forth.

2. The hereinbefore described coasting foot-rest for bicycles,comprising a springmetal clip having its web cut away to form bands uponeach side of it and perforated lugs to pass the foot-rest bar, thefoot-rest bar adapted to pass through said lugs and having its centralportion screw-threaded, and tightening-nuts to engage the screwthreadsupon said bar and clamp or release the clip from the lower frame-bar,substantially as shown and described.

FRED A. NEIDER.

Witnesses:

R. L. TAYLOR, S. F. ANDERSON.

